Msc Finance or not??

[spaniard]

Hi everyone!

First of all i apologize if it is not the correct forum or place to post it. i'm a spanish undergraduate who is in 4th year of commerce. I'm looking for some info about Msc. Next year i would like to do a Msc related to finance, and I have thought to do it in the UK to also improve my english level.

Being realistic i think i will finish with 2:2, so i don't know if it would be possible to be accepted in a good Msc. I'm looking for different universities as Southampton, Birmingham or Northampton, but i don't know if a degree in that unis is enough prestigious to be useful later, when i will be looking for a job. If anybody knows a more prestigious uni which accepts 2:2 candidates please don't doubt and post it.

To sum up I want to know if degrees in unis which aren't so well known as Imperial, LSE.. are useful or not. :|If they are not, maybe this year i should look for any kind of job here in spain.

Many thanks! i'm a bit lost so any help or advice will be welcome! and sorry for my english! i know it is not very good!

 

[elaine@cheapaccounting]

what do you want to do when you leave uni - that helps to know of an MSc is suitable or not.

It is hard work and generally requires a 20,000 word dissertation.

Also for overseas students you can expect to pay much higher fees.

Both of these were the case when I did mine but others may have had different experiences as mine was in Internet Computing and not Finance.

 

[spaniard]

Thanks for the answer.

Well, when i'll leave uni i would like to work in something related to the finance world, maybe related to the financial markets, investment banking, although i don't scrap the corporate finance world. I thought that a Msc could help me to achieve a position related to that aspects.

About the fees, i am not an overseas student, overseas concept refers to countries outside of UE, so the fees will be more or less the same that if i do the same master here in spain.

 

[elaine@cheapaccounting]

The proposals
The government identified a problem in collecting taxes and National Insurance Contributions (NICs) from some composite companies. Therefore, it proposed to make all third parties (as defined below) liable for any PAYE/NIC debts should the composite company be closed in the event of a challenge from HM Revenue & Customs.
Who would be treated as a third party?
Closely Connected Parties
Third parties fall into two areas. The first area consists of those entities that are automatically included within the scope of this legislation. These are the scheme provider; the directors, officers and associates of the MSC and the contractor.
Third Party Connected
The second area includes any other party who knows or can be reasonably expected to know, about the scope of the provision of services. This includes any agency that has either a preferred supplier list or an exclusive arrangement with a scheme provider. This also includes employers who outsource the work to contractors directly.
N.B. Third parties are only affected if the debt (Tax and NICs) cannot be collected from within the scope of the 'Closely Connected Parties.' This is an important aspect of the legislation, as there will be an appeal process attached to this.
Who would not be treated as a third party?
• The legislation is not intended to include those who do not know, or could not reasonably be expected to know, that they were dealing with an MSC.
• Those agencies or clients offering contractors work, but who do not specify or recommend a scheme provider to undertake the provision of those services.
• Accountants and lawyers who give professional advice.

what is this?

I think you would get on well with Anton